UN to create world-first global treaty on plastic pollution
The amount of plastic trash entering the oceans is forecast to triple by 2040.
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UN Environment Assembly opens with all eyes on a global agreement on plastic pollution
Plastics are among the most long-lasting products we humans have made – and frequently, we still just throw it away. Plastic is a product that can used again, and then over and over again, if we move it into a circular economy…
UN: Over 100 civilians including children killed in Ukraine war
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the suffering in Ukraine is widespread.
UN Rights Council to hold urgent debate on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine’s request to hold an urgent debate at the council in Geneva was supported by 29 of the council’s 47 members.
Kenya set to host UN environment assembly as UNEP turns 50
“We need to take the state of the environment seriously and we hope that UNEA will have countries come up with policy decisions that will make us have a sustainable planet…”
UN accuses baby formula makers of not putting children’s health first
Baby formula makers are accused of “unethical” marketing strategies.
UN: World must vaccinate everyone against COVID-19 to ensure way out
WHO unveiled a strategy last autumn to vaccinate 40% of the planet’s population by the end of 2021.
Ethiopia accuses WHO chief of backing rebels in Tigray
Tedros this week described conditions in the Ethiopian region as “hell” and said the government was preventing medicines and other life-saving aid from reaching locals.
UN launches’bodyright’ symbol against online violence
The United Nations on Thursday launched a campaign against gender-based violence on the internet, complete with the symbol ⓑ
16 Ethiopian nationals working for the UN being detained in Addis Ababa
The United Nations says that six of its officials detained in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have been released, with 16 others still being held.
